Syria Opposition Seeks Airstrikes Against Military

By

Emre Peker

April 20, 2013 8:12 p.m. ET

ISTANBUL—Syria's main opposition coalition called Saturday for strategic airstrikes against the country's military and a no-fly zone over rebel-held territory in northern Syria, seeking to build momentum for military aid after reports that the embattled regime in Damascus may have used chemical weapons.

The Syrian National Coalition is demanding that the Friends of Syria group, an international group of Syrian President Bashar...